Daniel Webster, Convenience Store Robberies, Vermont 2021

Rutland Man Charged with Convenience Store Robberies

A Rutland man is facing charges for allegedly robbing two convenience stores in Vermont. Daniel Webster, 37, was arraigned by waiver today on a Superseding Indictment that alleges he committed two robberies that interfered with interstate commerce.

The first robbery occurred on July 24, 2021, at the Mobil gas station located on South Main Street in Rutland. Webster is accused of entering the store, approaching the cash register with a package of crackers, spraying a liquid at the clerk, and stealing cash from the register. A knife was recovered from the parking lot along the path of flight used by the robber.

The second robbery occurred on July 28, 2021, at the Mac’s convenience store in Fair Haven. Webster is accused of entering the store, brandishing a knife as he walked around the counter directly to the store’s safe, removing a money bag from the safe, and removing additional cash from the register drawer. Webster previously worked at the Mac’s convenience store and was familiar with the location of the safe and the operation of the store’s registers.

At today’s arraignment, not-guilty pleas on both robbery charges were entered on Webster’s behalf. Webster is also accused in a separate federal case of distributing cocaine base on two occasions in March of 2021, and previously entered not-guilty pleas to those charges. Webster is currently detained pending trial.

The United States Attorney’s Office emphasizes that an indictment contains allegations only and that Webster remains presumed innocent until and unless he is convicted of a crime. Webster faces a maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment on both robbery charges.

The investigator efforts of the Rutland City Police Department, the Vermont State Police, the Vermont Forensic Laboratory, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were commended by United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant Daniel Webster, 37, of Rutland, Vermont; exact criminal charges: two robberies that interfered with interstate commerce; city and state: Rutland, Vermont; exact date: July 24 and 28, 2021; sentence or outcome: currently detained pending trial; maximum sentence: 20 years of imprisonment on both robbery charges.

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